West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-29

the blood Of the lion or the tigor or the -,
~hle MS disposition will change and become
powerful effect uDOn tho soul
- Ihere arc good people WHOSE Meas ~
heaven are all shut out with clouds OF tobac-
20 smoke, There are people who dare 10
snaV %. the physical vase in which God has
out the jewel OF eternity. There ar ,,,cy,
MIN great hearts and intellects i'm Lollies worn
o oI oy their own neglects-magnihcent ma
chlnely capable OF proDelling AN Ttruria
WeIo.s the Atlantic, yet fastened in n rick
Guy north river propeller. Martin Luther
was so mighty for God, first, because he had
NOBLE soul, and secondly, because no had a
muscular development which would have
enabled him TO thrash any five OF his
prosecutors, IL IL had been Christian 80 70 DO
ihyslcal development which merely shows
ts1lt IN fabulous lifting or i'm rerilous rore
walking, or i'm pugilistic encounter. excites
only our contempt; but we confess 10 great
admiration for the man who has n great
soul IN an athletic body, every nerve, muscle
ana bone of which Is consecrated 10 RIGHT
uses. Oh, IL seems TO mo outrageous that
men, through neglect shonld allow their
physical health TO go down beyond repair
snip which ought, with all sail set and every
man at his post, 20 be carving n rich cargo
Tor eternity, employing all its men in stopping
up leakagesl When you may, through tho
gymnasium, work of your spleen and your
queruIousness and One-half of your physical
ana mental ailments, do not turn your back
upon such n grand meiicament
Still further: / commend to Won n Iarye
class OF parlor games and recreations There
IS way OF making our homes a hundred
Iold more attractive than they are now
IhoSe parents cannot expect 10 keep their
children away from outside destinations nm
less they make the domestic circle brighter
IMAM anything they can find outside of II. Do
not, then, sit i'm your home surly and unsym-
pathetic, and with half condemnatory look
because OF the sportfulness of your children
n on were Young Vnnrgolfs Lat n.
dren be young. Because your eyes are dim
ana your ankles are stiff do not denounce
sportfulness in those upon whose eve there Ia
the first lustre, and in whose foot there is
the bounding joy of robust health L thank
Tod that in our drawing rooms and in our
parlors there are innumerabe games and
sports which have not upon them the least
talnt OF iniqulty. Light up all your homes
with innocent hilnrities. Do not sit down
with the rheumatism, wondering how
chlidren can go on 50. Rather thank God
thaJ their hearts are so light and theiI.
laughter is so free, and that their cheeks ar,
so fuddy and that their expectations are So
radiant. The night will come soon enoucb
ana Ihe heartbreak, and the pang and the
desoIatlon-it will come soon enough for the
dear children. But wher the storm actuaIIv
clouds the sky 1T will be time enough for
you TO maui out your reef tackles Carry
then INTO your homes not only the innocent
sports and games which are the inventions of
our own day, but the games which come
Gown with the sportfulnesS of all the mast
ages-chess and charades, and tableaux and
oattledore and calisthenics, and lawn tennis
and all those amusements which tho Ionnc,
people of our homes know so well how 70
contrive. Then there will be the parlor soci.
ailtleS-groupS OF people assembled i'm your
homes, with wit and mimicry and ioyialitv
nItlllng the room with JOY from the door TO
the mantel and from the carpet TO the cell.
ing. Oh is there any exhilaration like n
score OF genial souls in one room each one
adding contribution Of his own individual
merrlment to the aggregation of general
Suppose you want to go abroad in the CITY
then you VIII find the panorama and the art
gallery and exquisite collections of pictures
y on wlll lind the Metropolitan Museum and
the historical Society rooms full of rare curl
oslties, and scores of places which can stand
plainly the test of what is right and wrong i'm
nmusements. You will find the lecturino
hall, which has been honored by the names
OF Agassiz in natural history, Doremus i'm
chemistry Boynton in geology Mitchell i'm
astronomy, John b. Cough i'm moral reform.
and scores and hundreds of men who have
poured their wit and genius and ingenuity
through that particular channel upon the
hearts and consciences and imaginations of
men, setting this country fifty years farther
IN advance than it would have been without
the lecture platform.
rejoice in the popularization Of outdoor
sports. 1 hail the croquet ground and the
tsherman's rod and the sportsman's gun In
our cities life is 50 unhealthy and unnatural
that when the census taker represents a city
as having 100000 inhabitants, there are only
iUO,OOO since it takes at least two men IN
amount to ono man, so depicting and unnerv-
sng and eXhausting is this metropOlitan life
we want more fresh air more sunlight more
OF the abandon of field sports / cry out for
1t in behalf of the church OF God as well as i'm
behalf OF secular interests. ] wish that this
winter our ponds and our rivers and our
Capitoline grounds might be all awake with
the heel and he shout OF the swift skater
wish that when the warm weather comes the
graceful oar might dip the stream aud
tho evening tide DO resonant with
boatmans song, the bright prov
splitting the crystalline billow. We
shall have the smooth and grassy lawn. and
we Will call out people OF all occupations and
professions, and ask them to join in the ball
players sport You will come back from
these outdoor exercises and recreatiOns with
strength in your arm, and color i'm vOur
cheek and flash i'm your eve, and courage
IN your heart In this great battle that is
opening against the kingdom Of darkness we
want not only consecrated soul but
strong arm and stout lungs and q mighty
muscle. bless God that there are so many
reaTeatiOns that have not on them any faint
Of iniquity; recreations in which we may
engage for the strengthening Of the body,
FOR the clearing Of the intellect, for the illu-
minatiOn Of the soul.
There is still another form of recreation
which / commend TO you, and that Is the
pleasure Of doing good. have seen young
men weak and cross and sour aud repelliug
In their disposition, who by one heavenly
touch, have Weakened up and become blessed
and buOyaut the ground under their feet and
the sky over their heads breaking forth into
music. "Oh,n says some young man in tho
house today, 81 should like that recreation
above all others, but / have not tho means"
My dear brother. let us take an account Of
stock this morning. You have a large estate,
if you only realizcit Two hands Two feet
You viii have. perhaps during the next year,
% least $40 for charitable contribution. You
VIII have twenty five hundred cheerful looks,
NJ YOU want ~ employ them. You viii have
five thousand pleasant words. II you want 10
speak them. Now, What am amount that is
o. start with
You 30 ont tomorrow morning and YOU
ree n case Of real dcsttuti0n o.. the way
side You give him two cents The blind
man hears ihe pennies rattle i1 his hat, and
De saye 'Itant you, SIR. God bless You s"
son FarE down tha street. trying % look i'm
aIIaI.ut aIf rou Feel from Che very dcpth
of your soul profound satisfaction That you
made ihHf man happy You goo ON still far
fhrr HnI iud "a poor boy with whcoIhor-
row trying i1 raf DO up 0n The curb-tmo
IIa flII. Iu fIa HffrmUt You say. "tfand
back, uy lnd iet m1 tryn You push 10 up
on tts curhstone for him. and pass ON. He
uUuinr wUDtnlf won dr.s co man was that
h..nfu h.u. 0u did "a Kindness TO The boy.
hIt Fnu dl "a grrat I1v o. yoIr own soul
YOU WIl n1t GOO over it 0ll tho week
'n iE" street. tomorrow morning you viii
Er ..r. man passing along "Ah. you say.
.th Hrf cam IH fu mike fnIa man Inuuv1 Uo